The North and the South sometimes named their battles differently. The North tended to name them after the nearest river, and the South after the nearest town.
Antietam
The battle at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, is generally considered the first battle of the Civil War.
The South liked to name them after the nearest town. The North liked to name them after the nearest water-course - river, stream or creek.
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
If it is the northern, and southern parts of US, it is called the Civil war.
Battle of Sharpsburg, most Civil War Battles had two names one by the North and one by the South. The south called them by the towns near by. The north named battles for the closest body of water.
The North and the South sometimes named their battles differently. The North tended to name them after the nearest river, and the South after the nearest town.
Antietam
The Union named its battles after rivers and creeks. The South named hem after nearby cities and towns. That is why the North called the battle Bull Run, and the South called the same battle Manassas, for instance.
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The battle at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, is generally considered the first battle of the Civil War.
That would be the Civil War.